Egg-box



J. L. COYLE.

EGG BOX. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29,1918- I'IENEWED NOV. 26| I919.

Patented Jan. 13, 1920:

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29| I918. RENEWED NOV- 26.1919. 1,327,946, Patented Jan. 13, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH LEOPOLD GOYLE, OF VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, ABSIGNOB OF ONE-FOURTH TO FREDERICK DUNDAS TODD, OF VIOTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

EGG-BOX.

CANADA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Josnrn 'Lnorono Corns, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of the-city of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and use. ful Im rovements in E g-Boxes, of which the foll dwing is a spec cation..

M invention relates to improvements in egg boxes, and the object of my invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, and safe receptacle for the carrying and handling of eggs in which the eggs are suspended and supported elearof each .other so that the breakage is reduced to the minimum and the constructioriof which is such that the removal of the eggs is accomplished with great facility. A further object is to devise an egg box capable of being assembled from its knock-down form into receptacle'form very quickly and with great convenience and which is very cheap to manufacture.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 isa view of the devic in knock down form.

.2 is a plan view of the device unfolded. 1 A a Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of a wall.

devim Fig. -6 is a erspeetive view show' the walls in uprig t position and the blan unfolded.

Fig. 7 is a gb '5 s f my 1s a ragmen perspec lve'vlewillus t ratin the alternative engagement of the ends 0 the blank.

Fig. 9 is a sectional plan view taken longitudinally along the center fold of the main body, but with the partition 10 in folded position instead of inextended position as ,showninsaidFigfi.

of reference indicate sum- Similar figures lar arts throughout the several views.

egg box is formed preferabl of cardboard or; the like and may be me. e in sizes suitable 'to the Specification ct Letters Patent.

Application flied June it, 1918, serial No. 242,615.

inserted therein.

Fig. 5 is an, end view of the assembled fragmentary perspective view uirements of trade and 1.,while this descriptlon applies to the meet the'device for the carrymgof eggs it may be here stjated that it can be with equal Patented J an. 13, 1920. Renewed November 20, 1819. Serial No. 340,798.

facility and' convenience for other kinds of merchandise, such as glass bottles and other commodities of a fragile nature.

transporting The device consists of a blank 1 which is v doubled over along its longitudinal center line as at 2 in Fig. 2, and is also creased at 3,4,5,6,7and8asshowninFi .2and6so that it maybe readily folde or bent at these, oints ,when bei assembled into receptac e form or when olded in the knockdown form shown in Fig. 3. 9 indicates is assembled, the cover ends following the flare ofthe slot, as shown in Fig. 5', 'when When assembli the device into its knock-down formltfi walls 10 are inserted for substantially half their length into the slots 9, the blank 1 having first 015 all been doubled over at 2, and 'being then opened out flat with the doubled-over portion lying thereon andthe walls positioned in the slots 9 lying flat on the blank and owerlapp' one another, as shown in Fig. 1. 0th ends of the blanks are then brought 7 other so that'the walls are inclosed, and the sides thus formed are folded one on the other at the creases 4 and 7, so that the device has theappearance shown in Fig. 3 whdn viewed from the end. 7

To now assemble the device as an eg box or other merchandise carrier the en s of gri ped one in ull exerted on automatically erected into a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 6, Each side 0 the blank is then and seated in the notches 11 and 12 respectively, thus forming a-series of transe blank again,

verse compartments divided into rows of ca compartments by the lon itudinal wal 15 formed by the doubling of t e blank at'2, as already mentioned, these latter compartments forming those. in which the eggs tion shownin Fi of the center are contained and into which the may now be placed after which the sides 0 the blank are folded down on to the top edges of the walls to form covers for the compartments and the ends turned down and inserted in the slot 13, or, should it be desired to provide a cushion for the eggs, the ends of the cover are inserted into inclined slots 16 and 17, shown in Figs. 4 and 8, so that the eggs on one of their sides rest on the ,edges of the cover ends as shown in Fi 8', the eggs being indicated by the dotted mes.

To remove the eggs, all that is necessary is to raise one or both of the covers out of the slot 13 and the sides out-of the notches 11 or 12 and flatten out the blank on either side, as desired, of the wall 15, when the eggs will roll out of the com artments without the necessity of lifting t em out.

It will be seen, therefore, that I have devised a carrier for eggs and other merchandise which is simple and inexpensive in construction and operation and of great convenience and utilit to those engaged in the transportation of ragile articles.

One distinguishing characteristic of my device is that the partitions 10 are not permanently connected with the sides of the main body, so that the may be folded into the position shown in i 9 without bending. They lay substantia ly flat against the sides of the u standin main body, w ich fol ed or doubled center I portion is indicated generally at 15. The

ends of the partitions are entirely free from permanent connection with the sides of the body and bein held at theircenter portions by the slotte construction of themselves and the main body they are freely removable and thus the compartments are ad]ustable as to size for holdin different sizes of articles. .In other wo s by removing alternate partitions, the carrier may receive apples, pears, oranges, or other artlcles lar er than eg 2 he doubled center portion of the mam body at 15, together with the partitions free from rmanent connection with the body at their ends enables the located automatically in t e position shown in Fig. 6, from their folded position shown in Figs. 2 and 9 bysimply unfolding the sides of the main body part from the condi- 1 and 3 to that shown in Fig. 6, and by t en exerting suflicient pull to sllghtly se arate. the members or sides fbld 15. By referring toFig. 9 it is obvious that if the two layers w y of the center fold are ve rated the partitions 10 w be caused to to the positions shown in Fig. 6, this action taking place entirely automaticallyby one 'wall :2: pressing the partition one way on one side of its pivot point or in other words folded center of the artitions 10 to be partitions pivot slightly sepa on one side of the point where it passes through the slot at e in said walls :0 and while the other wall ywill press the partition, on the other side of said slot or pivot point, in the opposite direction and thus the partition will be swung from the position of Figs. 2 and 9to that of Fig. 6.-

In effect therefore the partitions are pivotally mounted at-a point intermediate of their len h to the body blank or member.

They fol substantially parallel with the adtitions. There are no protuberances extending laterally of the folded strip like form of the container.

The partitions as shown in Figs. 5, 7 and 8 form a base for the body member to rest on and as they project both below and at each slde of the body they serve as protectors for the body tents being in the nature of projecting fins or webs, receiving any side blows or pressures to which the box may be subjected.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. An .e g box comprising a foldable blank forming t e body of the box, and .artitions individually removably mount body blank foldable longitudinall within the box, and unfolding automatica ly'when the body is extended, substantially as described. i

2. An egg box comprising a foldable body member having an upstanding center portion and side extensions, partitions ivotally mounted intermediate of their length on the upstanding body member, and adapted to be folded substantially parallel with the adja cent face of said member when the same is folded, and between the same and said extensions, said partitions assuming positions at right angles to their folded position when the body member is extended, as described.

3. An egg box having a body with an upstanding-centeraportion and side extension ly mounted thereon to fol against the sides thereof and betweenthe same and the extensions, said partitions having1 free ends, said extensions and the free en s of the artitions having means for detachably ho ding them together, substan;

substantially upstanding slotted P0113011, partitions exmember and its conon the mam tending through said slots, and thereby adapted to swin into folded position against the sides 0 said upstanding portion or to extend at right angles thereto, said .body portion having extensions to fold up around the edges of the partitions with means for holding the said extensions inclosing said partitions, said partitions when foded lying between the extensions and the upstanding portions, substantially as described.

5. An egg box comprising a body member, partitions carried thereby and foldable in relation to the body member, said bod member having extensions to inclose sai artitions when they are in unfolded 'POSltiOIlS, said extensions being slotted and the bases of the partitions extending through the slots forming rests and protectors for the body, substantially as described.

6. An egg box comprising a body member having an upstanding center ortion, partitions mounted thereon to fo d against the faces thereof or to extend at right angles thereto, said body having extensions at each side creased to fold intermediate of their -width at points distant from the base of the stantially as described.

7. An egg box comprisin a slotted blank and walls lnserted in said s 0t each provided with end notches, said walls being adapted to lie flat one on the other longitudinally of other longitudinally of the blank when the same is folded and to be erected transversely of the blank by the opening out of the same, the said blank when opened out forming sides adapted to be first seated in the said end notches so as to form with the walls eggcarrying compartments and then folded so that its ends ma be engaged in the upper edge slots where y covers or the said compartments are formed.

9. An egg box comprising a slotted blank and walls inserted in said slots each rovided with end notches and a. air of inc ined u per edge slots, said wal s being adapted to lie flat one on the other lon tudinally of the blank when the same is f0 ded and to be erected transversely of the blank b the opening out of the same, the said b ank when opened out forming sides adapted to be first seated in the said end notches so as to form with the walls egg-carrying compartments and then folded so that its ends may be en aged in the inclined upper edge slots where y covers provided with a cushioning ed for the eggs are formed.

ated at Vancouver, B. C., this 10th day of June, 1918.

JOSEPH LEOPOLD COYLE.

DISCLAIMER 1,327,946. -Jose' h Leopold Gayle,- Vancouver, British Columbia, Cenede. Eco-Box. Patent do. January 13, 1920. Disclaimer filed May 29, 1930, by the assignee by memo ents, Gayle Safely Carton Company. Therefore, from the scope of claim 5 of said patent, all egg boxes, except those in which the body is colla 'ble, and in which the body member extenpions extend upon opposite sides of the o gitudinal center of the box in the form of adjacent troughs having convex-gigs side walls so spaced that eggs contact therewith, and are by such contact suspend above the bottom plane of the box, and in which the foldable'pertitions' lie in part within and op osite unslotted parts of the side walls of the troughs whereb to prevent collapse y lateral pressure, and in which the rests formed by the uses of .the partitions lie in part outside of unslotted parts of the side walls of the trough to support the some.

[Qfiicial Gazette June 10 1930.] 

